Monday, 14 December 2020
The Assembly met at 12 noon (Speaker [Mr Maskey] in the Chair). Members observed two minutes' silence.
Members, before we move to the formal agenda, I want to return to an issue that was raised last week under a point of order by Mr Paul Givan. Mr Givan raised a point of order last Monday, 7...
Dr Caoimhe Archibald has been given leave to make a statement on the outcome of the EU trade talks, which fulfils the criteria set out in Standing Order 24. If other Members wish to be called,...
Miss Rachel Woods has sought leave to present a public petition in accordance with Standing Order 22. The Member will have up to three minutes to speak.
As with similar motions, this motion will be treated as a business motion, and there will be no debate. Resolved: That Ms Cara Hunter replace Mr Colin McGrath as a member of the Committee for...
I call Mr Robbie Butler to move the First Stage on behalf of the Assembly Commission.
I have received notice from the Minister of Health that he wishes to make a statement. Before I call the Minister, I remind Members that, in the light of social distancing being observed by...
I have received notice from the Minister of Finance that he wishes to make a statement.
The next item of business is a motion to approve a draft statutory rule (SR). I have been advised that junior Minister Gordon Lyons will move the motion on behalf of the Minister of Agriculture,...
1. Mrs Barton asked the First Minister and deputy First Minister for an update on negotiations on the administration and implementation of regulations following the end of the transition period....
2. Mr Dunne asked the First Minister and deputy First Minister for their assessment of how the new Veterans Commissioner can impact on the needs of citizens. (AQO 1333/17-22)
3. Mr Blair asked the First Minister and deputy First Minister for an update on the co-production and co-design with external stakeholders of a racial equality strategy. (AQO 1334/17-22)
5. Mr Easton asked the First Minister and deputy First Minister for an update on Together: Building a United Community (T:BUC). (AQO 1336/17-22)
6. Ms Armstrong asked the First Minister and deputy First Minister what discussions they have had with Executive colleagues in order to bring forward reform of the petition of concern (POC). (AQO...
T1. Mr McNulty asked the First Minister and deputy First Minister, in light of the fact that the First Minister will know that huge frustration exists over the pace of delivering support to...
T2. Ms McLaughlin asked the First Minister and deputy First Minister whether the First Minister agrees with the head of the British Medical Association (BMA) in Northern Ireland, Dr Tom Black,...
T3. Mr O'Toole asked the First Minister and deputy First Minister, in light of the fact that we now have just over two weeks before the end of the Brexit transition period, to give us an update...
T4. Mr Beattie asked the First Minister and deputy First Minister what the Executive Office knew about the Lambeth Palace legacy talks. (AQT 824/17-22)
T5. Mr McCrossan asked the First Minister and deputy First Minister what assurances the First Minister can give to traders along the border who are rightly concerned about trade tariffs and the...
T6. Mr Nesbitt asked the First Minister and deputy First Minister, given that one of the first things that the UK Government had to do after leaving the European Union was negotiate a protocol...
T7. Ms Armstrong asked the First Minister and deputy First Minister, given that the level of awareness and knowledge of the common frameworks is extraordinarily low, with, indeed, the Committee...
1. Mr Dickson asked the Minister of Finance for his assessment of the impact on Northern Ireland of the UK shared prosperity fund, relative to the EU structural and investment funds that it is...
2. Mr Hilditch asked the Minister of Finance to provide an update on the localised restrictions support scheme. (AQO 1347/17-22)
3. Ms Rogan asked the Minister of Finance to outline when the dormant accounts fund will be available for distribution. (AQO 1348/17-22)
4. Mr Storey asked the Minister of Finance how he will ensure the proposed remedy to discrimination established by the McCloud judgement is subject to an impact assessment for members of the...
6. Mr McNulty asked the Minister of Finance what discussions he has had with the UK Government regarding a local consultation on EU successor funding in Northern Ireland. (AQO 1351/17-22)
8. Mr Stalford asked the Minister of Finance whether any major supermarket chains have indicated to his Department that they will be repaying moneys granted in the form of rates relief. (AQO...
9. Mr Beattie asked the Minister of Finance whether the Northern Ireland Civil Service human resources has reviewed the use of the term inefficiency in written warnings, as part of managing...
10. Ms Armstrong asked the Minister of Finance for an update on the £150 million for longer-term support for business rates announced on 23 November 2020. (AQO 1355/17-22)
T1. Mr Storey asked the Minister of Finance how and when his Department, in conjunction with the Department of Justice, will find the additional £40 million to facilitate the New Decade, New...
T2. Ms Flynn asked the Minister of Finance whether he has considered additional funding packages for student nurses and midwives, given that he will be aware that those who are undertaking their...
T3. Mr G Kelly asked the Minister of Finance whether public-sector workers here will be affected by the Chancellor’s recent announcement of a pay freeze next year. (AQT 833/17-22)
T4. Ms Armstrong asked the Minister of Finance, in light of the fact that, last Friday, the all-party group on climate action received excellent presentations from people who are trying to take...
T5. Ms Dolan asked the Minister of Finance for an update on the availability of Changing Places facilities at the Mo Mowlam play park, given that he will know that it is essential to provide...
T6. Mr McNulty asked the Minister of Finance to confirm whether what, on 17 November, the Justice Minister said about a proposal to increase access to legal aid for victims of domestic abuse...
Resolved: That, in accordance with Standing Order 10(3A), the sitting on Monday 14 December 2020 be extended to no later than 11:00 pm. — [Mr Butler.]
Debate resumed on motion: That the draft Alien and Locally Absent Species (Aquaculture) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020 be approved. — [Mr Lyons (Junior Minister,...
The next items of business are motions to approve two statutory rules (SRs) that relate to the health protection regulations. There will be a single debate on both motions. The Minister will move...
The motion has already been debated. Resolved: That the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (No. 2) (Amendment No. 18) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020 be approved. — [Mr Swann...
I beg to move That the Maximum Number of Judges Order (Northern Ireland) 2020 be affirmed.
I beg to move That the draft Carriage of Explosives (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020 be approved.
I call the Minister for Infrastructure, Nichola Mallon, to move the Bill. Moved. — [Ms Mallon (The Minister for Infrastructure).]
On a point of order, Mr Speaker. I made a statement earlier about a new strain of COVID, and I want to update the House, as I said I would. I can confirm that, as of 7 December, there were no...
I beg to move That, in accordance with Standing Order 33(4), the period referred to in Standing Order 33(2) be extended to 11 June 2021, in relation to the Committee Stage of the Criminal Justice...
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